The Future of English Poetry

"The Future of English Poetry" by Edmund Gosse is an essay that considers where English poetry might be headed in the future. Gosse thinks about whether poetry can stay important and change with the times. He looks at some tough issues for poets, like how to be original when so much has already been written and how to write about new ideas instead of just old ones. He guesses that future poets might write in more complicated ways using symbols, even if it makes their poems harder to understand. Gosse also believes they will concentrate more on their own feelings and try to show real-life experiences in their poems, while also dealing with the pressures of society. He wants readers to think about how poetry can last and change, even when it has to deal with what people expect.